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Ocular speech tracking persists in blindness, but its dynamics and oculo-cerebral connectivity depend on visual status https://www.eneuro.org/content/early/2026/06/23/ENEURO.0041-26.2026 "ocular speech tracking seems to respond selectively to acoustic features o…

Ocular speech tracking persists in blindness, but its dynamics and oculo-cerebral connectivity depend on visual status
While eye movements have been shown to track the speech envelope, it is unknown whether this reflects a hard-wired mechanism or one shaped by (lifetime) audiovisual experience. Further, questions remain about whether ocular tracking is modulated by speech intelligibility and which brain regions drive these synchronized eye movements. Here, we investigate ocular speech tracking in 47 (20 male), blindfolded early blind, late blind, and sighted individuals using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and so…

The story behind Trump’s personal intervention in Coast Guard ships provides new insights into how his administration has cut corners and flouted rules in pursuit of projects that suit his personal desires,
regardless of whether they fit any broader strategic rationale
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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

"#Iran and the #US have said ships should pass through the strait via two competing routes, with Iran bombing ships that take the southern route, close to the coast of Oman, and the US bombing ships that violate its blockade of Iranian ships and ports."
The sheer total irresponsibility of anyone deliberately bombing loaded oil tankers is just staggering.

Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East

The DOD designates its press office a classified space and bans journalists from accessing it, saying speechwriters in the facility handle classified material (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-se

Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space
The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Shabaka:
🎵 Dance in Praise
#Shabaka
https://shabaka.bandcamp.com/track/dance-in-praise
https://open.spotify.com/track/6vDTNiW5XKzazMlZlKGriL

Où en est la guerre en Ukraine ? Suivez l’évolution des combats en cartes et graphiques
https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2026/06/02/ou-en-est-la-guerre-en-ukraine-sui…

Où en est la guerre en Ukraine ? Suivez l’évolution des combats en cartes et graphiques
Visualisez l’évolution de la situation semaine après semaine depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, le 24 février 2022.

An interview with Sam Altman on OpenAI's massive Stargate data center project in Saline, Michigan, coding models being the biggest driver of AI demand, and more (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/cnbc-exclu

CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Speaks with CNBC’s David Faber on “Power Lunch” Today

I’d call it great news, when the current #WordPress release lead wants to join our #GatherPress meeting tomorrow, to speak about and create a plan to finally replace meetup.
We’ll welcome Anne McCarthy happily and you can join the show, too. It’s Friday 15:00 UTC, like every week.

RE: https://oldbytes.space/@kenshirriff/117015579000185450
Those zany Holocaust enablers.

Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/01/pentagon-bans-journalists-press-office-designating-it-classified-space/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260601/p81#a260601p81